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Meijiza is a theater close to Nihonbashi Hamachō Station that has a wealthy historical past courting again to 1873. It’s Tokyo’s oldest theater and celebrated 150 years in 2023. This month the kabuki present options the superb Nakamura brothers, Kankuro and Shichinosuke. My pricey buddy who reignited my curiosity in kabuki affectionately calls the elder brother Kankuro-chan. One other Nakamura to place in your radar is Hashinosuke who’s a sleek dancer.
Shichinosuke performs each female and male roles. On this month’s present, Osome no Nanayaku, he performs seven feminine roles generally altering costumes in about ten seconds. At instances when he reappeared on stage you can hear a collective gasp from the total home.
I used the Japanese earphone system which informs the viewers what is going on on stage. On the finish of the present Shichinosuke adjustments characters on stage behind a Japanese paper umbrella in a matter of seconds. I’m blinking and rubbing my eyes questioning how that occurred.
We had been fortunate to sit down subsequent to the hanamichi, part of the stage that runs by the seats so we might see the actors up shut.
There are retail retailers within the lobby and I used to be delighted to find an historic tenugui cotton material store that’s within the space. I stay up for going again.
Meijiza 明治座
Chūō-ku, Nihonbashi Hamachō 2-31-1
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